Rudbeckia hirta 'Cappuccino'
(Black Eyed Susan 'Cappuccino')
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Annual, biennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H3
Height - 1m
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: Annual or Biennial with an upright habit and mid-green, bristly stems and leaves. Single to semi-double, daisy-like flowers open deep orange with a thick red ring towards the middle and have a brown central cone. The outer tips of the petals fade to golden yellow with age. Flowers are produced from midsummer into autumn.
Flower:
Single to semi-double, daisy-like flowers are composed of deep orange ray florets (petals), each with deep red at the base, surrounding a brown, central cone of disc florets. Petals fade to golden yellow at the tips with age. Flowers are produced from July through September, possibly later in a favourable season.
Flower colour: Orange, red, yellow
Flower shape: Daisy-like flowers, disc and ray florets
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are ovate to lanceolate. Stems and leaves are covered in fine, bristly hair.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate to ovate
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture retentive, but well drained soil.